Resource efficient configuration of an aircraft assembly line

Caggiano, Alessandra; Marzano, Adelaide; Teti, Roberto

Abstract

The design of efficient assembly systems can significantly contribute to the profitability of products and the competitiveness of manufacturing industries. The configuration of a an efficient assembly line can be supported by suitable methodologies and techniques, such as design for manufacture and assembly, assembly sequence planning, assembly line balancing, lean manufacturing and optimization techniques. In this paper, these methods are applied with reference to the industrial case study of the assembly line of a Skycar light aircraft. The assembly process sequence is identified taking into account the analysis of the assembly structure and the required precedence constraints, and diverse techniques are applied to optimize the assembly line performance. Different line configurations are verified through discrete event simulation to assess the potential increase of efficiency and throughput in a digital environment and propose the most suitable configuration of the assembly line.

Citation

Caggiano, A., Marzano, A., & Teti, R. (2016). Resource efficient configuration of an aircraft assembly line. Procedia CIRP, 41, 236-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.130

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Conference Name: 48th CIRP Conference on MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - CIRP CMS 2015
• Acceptance Date: Dec 30, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Feb 19, 2016
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 22, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 23, 2023
• Journal: Procedia CIRP
• Print ISSN: 2212-8271
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Pages: 236-241
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.130
• Keywords: Assembly; Digital factory; Design for manufacture and assembly; Process planning; Discrete event simulation